For the Week ending 10/12/12
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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a person who is one hundred or more years old
Individuals celebrating their 100th birthday today would be entitled to demand, as my great aunt did: "I'm a _______, get me out of here! |
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relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor
When looking at incest, for instance, it is quite clear that permitting _______ relationships will lead to power imbalances, psychological damage, sexual abuse, and a high rate of genetic diseases. |
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a recorded genealogy of a family; a family tree
The established device to represent such dependencies was, of course, the genealogical tree, or _______. |
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a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring
When you have _______, which is what a fetus is, and you call yourself a "parent", you're not talking about "potential" _______. |
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serving as a protector, guardian, or patron
Above this race of men stands an immense and _______ power, which takes upon itself alone to secure their gratifications, and to watch over their fate. |